“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14b)?
As we serve our Lord and His people, we should ask ourselves this question, “Who knows, perhaps it is for a time like this that our Lord is asking us to serve!”
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Throughout generations, means of communication have changed. When the world was first created, the only way to communicate with each other was verbally. In time, written communication developed. Centuries later, the printing press was invented; books were published; then typewriters appeared in homes. More progress occurred when computers and laptops were invented. Now we have advanced to cellphones, iPods, and other electronic devices that can send instant text messages to someone across the world or right near you. Technology can do almost anything. What are some ways you can use technology to communicate God's Word to others?
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Each of us has experienced sweet seasons of our lives. Those are the days of great celebration or joy as a family, as a congregation, or as members of the LWML.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them (Luke 2:20).
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It's easy to get overwhelmed by the world's troubles. Yet God tells us that, As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you (Isaiah 66:13a). How blessed are we to have a loving God who cares for each of us as a mother cares for her child.
As a Mother Comforts Her Child
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What would your answer be if someone were to ask you, “Are you ready to meet your maker?” This advent season is a wonderful time to remember that Jesus promised to return to us. Acts 1 states to us that when He arose into heaven, angels told His disciples, “This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11b).
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“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other” (John 15:16,17).
You have all heard the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Eating apples can give us energy and help keep our bodies healthy. Apples are a good fruit. God tells us to be like trees that bear good fruit. But what exactly does that mean?
Materials needed: Two baskets – one labeled “Good Fruit” and one “Bad Fruit.” The ten Bible verses listed below, written out, and cut apart; or print each verse on an apple shaped paper or tape verses to real apples. The verses should be sorted into the baskets.
People needed: Leader and two volunteers will be needed to assist in “picking” the apples from each basket. One will read the “Bad Fruit” verses and the other the “Good Fruit” verses.
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A devotion with activity. There are at least three views of every person: Who I think I am. Who others think I am. Who I think others think I am. … There is yet another view of you. God’s view!
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